Asian equities
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Asian equities sank and Treasuries remained under pressure following sharp losses on Wall Street
May 24, 2025Asian equities sank and Treasuries remained under pressure following sharp losses on Wall Street fuelled by US economy fears as Donald Trump tries to push through fresh tax cuts that could balloon the already huge deficit.... -
Most Asian equities rose on Thursday
Mar 21, 2025Most Asian equities rose on Thursday after US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell suggested any increase in consumer prices caused by tariffs would likely be short-lived, even as the central bank slashed its growth outlook and... -
Asian equities rallied on Thursday
May 16, 2024Asian equities rallied Thursday after US data showed inflation cooled last month, fuelling speculation that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates twice this year. The news sent all three main indexes on Wall Street to... -
Asian equities rose on Monday in holiday-thinned trade
Apr 11, 2023Asian equities rose Monday in holiday-thinned trade after US jobs data indicated the Federal Reserve would likely have to hike interest rates again but soothed recent worries about a possible recession. The closely watched non-farm payrolls... -
Asian equities tumbled on Thursday
Oct 20, 2022Asian equities tumbled on Thursday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street, while the dollar regained its strength as surging inflation, interest rate hikes and recession fears returned to the fore. The positive start of the week,... -
Asian equities rose with oil prices on Wednesday
Jun 30, 2021Asian equities rose with oil prices on Wednesday, building on strong gains in Europe and Wall Street as investors were buoyed by optimism over a strong economic recovery despite fears over rising virus cases around the... -
Asian equities mostly fell on Monday after last week’s rallies
Jan 22, 2018In early trade, on Monday Hong Kong was down 0.2 percent and Shanghai slipped 0.1 percent while Sydney eased 0.1 percent. Seoul dived 0.9 percent and Singapore was off 0.2 percent. Tokyo ended the morning session... -
Asian equities continued their positive start to the year on Wednesday
Jan 3, 2018Analysts warned global markets could face an uncertain year as Donald Trump’s tax cuts have already been priced into valuations, while central banks are also on course to start winding back on their years of cheap...